ISLS 2026 Agenda

Friday, June 19 · 4 sessions

8:00 AM

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Short Paper · ALP 1100

Human computer interaction and cognitive issues

Short papers on human-computer interaction in learning, including linguistic cues in human versus AI feedback, gesture-based heritage-language literacy, and real-time metacognitive feedback. Several talks design AI partners and multi-agent systems supporting self-regulated learning and metacognitive calibration.

Assessment, Feedback & Formative Practices in a talk

6 talks

Short Paper · ALP 2500

Multiple Meanings and Contexts of Play and Playfulness in the Learning Sciences

Talks examining play, silliness, and embodiment as productive forces in learning across math, computational thinking, and science. Topics range from robot-coding toys for multiplicative reasoning and decomposition, to humor in inquiry group work, embodied circulatory-system activities, and in-game learning supports.

Assessment, Feedback & Formative Practices in a talk

6 talks

Short Paper · ALP 2700

Negotiating epistemology and sensemaking

Short papers on how students and children negotiate what counts as scientific knowledge, spanning explanation construction, epistemic disagreements in high school classrooms, and trust in scientific evidence. Talks also examine identity cues in STEM, support spaces in Japanese schools, and a model integrating behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism.

Assessment, Feedback & Formative Practices in a talk

6 talks

Short Paper · ALP 3610

Designing for Partnerships and Equity

Design-based research aimed at equity and partnership in science education, including queer-inclusive STEM curricula, dignity frameworks for multilingual learners, and funds-of-knowledge approaches. Talks also cover affective equity in research-practice partnerships, museum evaluation practice, and teacher curriculum-customization tools for sensemaking.

Assessment, Feedback & Formative Practices in a talk

6 talks